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Video:Q&A: How to Find Your Natural Work Talents

with Tim Tyrell-Smith

Want to learn how to find your natural work talents? Here, see some tips for figuring out what they are before you head out on an interview.

Transcript:Q&A: How to Find Your Natural Work Talents

What are your natural talents? Want to be happy at work? Well you find work happiness by doing the things you love a larger percentage of the time. Here are 3 tips to help you figure out what you're naturally good at.

Finding Your Natural Work Talents

#1, Make a list of all the tasks you were asked to perform in your current or former job.

#2, Once you have your list, separate the items into two columns: "Things I can do well" and "Things I naturally do well."

#3, Write down specific times in your life when you felt truly happy. When you weren't watching the clock or waiting for something to end; you were loving it. So when we spend more time using our natural talents, the results are better and we're happier in life.

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